The Acquisition Operations (DDC-A) located at the Defense Distribution Center, New Cumberland, PA is seeking to identify small business manufacturers of stretch wrap. This sources sought notice is for information purposes only to determine if small business manufacturers are available for all the products identified below. Information received will assist this office in determining whether stretch wrap acquisitions can be set-aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 326112. The small business size standard by number of employees is 500. Stretch Wrap Products: 1. Stretch wrap, 5 inch wide x 1000 feet, 80 gauge, clear, 12 rolls per case, one dispenser handle per case 2. Stretch wrap, 12 inch wide x 1500 feet, 80 gauge, .8 mil to 1.5 mil thick, 3 inch core, clear, low level density polyethylene, must have high performance cling to handle tire wrapping, puncture resistant. 3. Stretch wrap, 18 inch wide x 1500 feet, 90 gauge, .8 mil to 1.5 mil thick, 3 inch core, clear, low level density polyethylene, must have high performance cling to handle tire wrapping, puncture resistant. 4. Stretch wrap, 18 inch wide x 1500 feet long x .90 mil thick, transparent, core id: 3 inch, used with hand held stretch wrap equipment, 4 rolls per case. 5. Stretch wrap, 18 inch wide x 1500 feet, 80 gauge, clear, no handles, 4 rolls per case. 6. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 700 feet, 115 gauge with handle, 4 rolls per case. 7. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 1000 feet, 80 gauge with handle, 4 rolls per case 8. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 1000 feet, 70 gauge, 20.76 lbs, hard core with handle on each end of core, 4 rolls per case. 9. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 5000 feet, .9 mil thick, 36 lbs minimum weight, coextruded linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) cast film with 3 inch core. 10. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 7500 feet, 60 gauge, clear polyethylene. 11. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x .0008 inch (8/10 mil) thickness x 5000 feet per roll, color: opaque to the degree of rendering material completely unidentifiable after being wrapped in three layers and which can be legibly written on with black felt tip marker, coextruded polyethylene film, core id: 3 inch, capable of/for use with machines having a prestretch of 250 percent. 12. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x .0008 inch (8/10 mil) thickness x 6000 feet per roll, color: transparent after three wraps – package logos readable, coextruded polyethylene film, core id: 3 inch, capable of/for use with machines having a prestretch of 250 percent. 13. Stretch wrap, 30 inch wide x 3000 feet, 120 gauge, 1.2 mil thick, clear, must have high performance cling to handle tire wrapping, puncture resistant. 14. Stretch wrap, 30 inch wide x .0008 inch (8/10 mil) thickness x 6000 feet per roll, color: transparent after three wraps – package logos readable, coextruded polyethylene film, core id: 3 inch, capable of/for use with machines having a prestretch of 250 percent. 15. Stretch wrap, 50 inch wide x .0008 inch (8/10 mil) thickness x 5000 feet per roll, color: transparent after three wraps – package logos readable, coextruded polyethylene film, core id: 3 inch, capable of/for use with machines having a prestretch of 250 percent. 16. Stretch wrap, polyethylene cast film, 60 inch wide x 5000 feet, 80 gauge, .8 mil thick, 3 inch core, 250 percent minimum stretch capacity. 17. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 3750 feet per roll, 120 gauge 18. Stretch wrap, 20 inch wide x 5000 feet, 80 gauge, black Please provide information concerning the availability of small business manufacturers for all the above identified stretch wrap products to this agency no later than November 23, 2005. This information may be provided via email to
[email protected], facsimile to 717-770-5689 or via mail to: Defense Distribution Center, Acquisition Operations (DDC-A), ATTN: Diane M. Skinnell, 2001 Mission Drive, Building 81, New Cumberland, PA 17070. This Agency does not intend to award a contract as a result of this sources sought notice nor to otherwise pay for the information solicited. This sources sought notice does not obligate this Agency.